Elena POV
Pain. Very sharp pain. The kind of pain that runs from your head and down to every part of your body, leaving every nerve, tendon, and bone of your body in acute paralysis, and not causing you to move.
That is the kind of pain I'm feeling. My vision drowns from blurriness before I can catch a glimpse of my surroundings. Finding it hard to open my eyes totally, I feel like I am blind.
The moonlight from the bars rushes into my eyes, and under the shimmer, I am chained, hands and feet, and I can not do anything.
There was no need to do anything. I knew where I was. How I got here, I couldn't tell.
I can only remember the strong bone piercing into my cunt, and then, strong hands grabbing my stuff, but then, U can't remember what happened after then.
I try to move. No way. My whole body is wrecked in pain, and my bones are melting with the heat that burned through them, springing up in my and down, as I inhaled the rotten smell of dump and burnt metal.
I am locked in a prison. The packed cell, and because I didn't fulfill both my mates' demands, they had to put me in there. All for the sake that I didn't do as they asked…
They still wanted to punish me, and let me know that I was inferior to them all.
As I try to figure out what to do next, I stumble across everything my legs come in contact with. The prison is stuffy, only floored with wood thatches, and then, some kind of small area you can call a toilet, and on the other side…
Metals, various kinds. And then, some lone gathering of wood burnt with metals in them.
I didn't know what this was for.
"Goddess, save me," I plead, wanting a miracle.
A miracle to save me from the cruelty and despicability of my mates.
I try to move and get on both my feet, to no avail. I stumble back to the ground before I get to even stand, and my knees and arms brace against the wood thatch, I was bleeding against.
I watched the pool flow to the end of the room and soak the thatches, my head is bleeding profusely, and other parts of my body too, and there is nothing I can do to stop it.
I try to crawl, but the rattling of the chains is too loud, disturbing the entire. I bet my mates can hear it from their castle far away, and if I make any other move, I might just die here.
I breathe heavily, wanting to come to terms with my lungs, delivering a combusting air that leaves me surviving in short pants.
If nothing is done, I might just die.
Looking around, with haziness dawning on me, I try to find what to use to free myself from the strong metals holding me down, strategically strapped and streaming down to someplace I can't see.
Maybe a bolt cutter, or something.
My mates are used to using this kind of object to torture me whenever I defile them. Maybe this time, they will kill me.
I shake, trembling desperately. I need to find a way, but as I try to move…
Footfalls. Heavy ones.
The scent was pungent and strong. Woodsy and tangy. Burning and provocative.
The aura is domineering and filled with deathly awareness.
My mates. They are here.
My heart beats faster as I notice that it's them, and the resounding and heavy footfalls seem to be like many people marching closer…
Before I fully get a sight of their shadows.
A figure, tall and bulky, stands before the prison. I can have no view, only that it is a shadow. The darkness of the outside overwhelms the little fluorescent light that hung over me and fluttered continuously, trying to remain on.
I peer harder, wanting to know who it was. As I look further, I see two figures.
Not one, but two. As I had predicted.
The entire thought leaves me aware that they are here, my mates.
The people that want my life, this time.
One of the figures approaches near the horizontal bars of the prison, and I begin to have a clear view, of the other approaches.
Their demonic eyes fill me with fear. Electrifying tremor begins to occur in my body, and I shudder at the sight of their faces.
Bloody, lusty gazes that hungrily wanted to taste and devour me.
It is better that I begin pleading before they will kill me.
"H-help," I plead, noticing that they are staring.
Zayn's eyes glow in the dark, and Ethan's aura sways around in the cold. They are looking at me in the best sleazily obscene manner, and their scrutiny becomes an awareness to me.
Without wasting time, Zayn grabs the bars of the cell. Using the key to crack open the locks, the cell door runs open.
Seeing as it is, my stomach drops, and my hopes die totally. I was now at their feet.
They can kill me here now.
"Come on, Ethan, she needs to be ours now. Fucking dirty the last time, I guess you must have had a clean wash," he taunts me, inviting the other beast to join him.
Two monsters, one prey. And the goddess was looking on, how I am maltreated?
"P-please, l-let, m-me go," I continue begging, in my low-tuned shaky voice.
Zayn chuckles terribly, and Ethan smirks diabolically.
Of course. They show no pity. Whichever weak they saw, they preyed on.
"Now. Strip, Elena. Nothing left, we need to see you bare," Ethan commands. His voice is thick and deep, telling me he was not here for jokes.
Finding it hard to do it, I try to resist.
Even if my pride was first, I still need to rethink. Better to save myself and revenge, than to die now.
The torment was so hard, and I could only think of dying. These people have no sympathy for me, and just laugh like they're playing with their toys, and having fun.
"I b-beg…"
"Quick!" Zayn adds, in a more terrible tone.
They don't want to hear my plea, rather they want to satisfy themselves now.
"She's wasting time as usual, I guess this time it will be us," Zayn says, instantly cutting to the chase.
He walks up to me, and grabs my arm, tugging over the strap of the bra handle that covered my shame.
Ethan is no different. Choking me with his hard scent, he had no remorse. Immediately, he holds me in place and does as Zayn does.
I am in between two men, and I have nowhere to go.
I shake terribly, sweating profusely and these men forced themselves on me.
I gasped in shock as I felt the clasp of my bra fail me, my bra falling off so that they could see my bare breasts.
As they watch, their eyes glow with lust. Ethan grabs and squeezes the left very hard, and I groan and moan from the pain.
Placing a finger against my lips, Zayn's hands run down from my back to my waist.
No. It can't be. They shouldn't do this.
No time to beg them, he drags them off and forces my legs apart.
In a split second, the tears brimming in my eyes stream down, knowing that I am all theirs now.
Their property.
Their own.
"Very good," Zayn says scanning me. Pretty bad she's not been fucked, I hate virgins," he says, tsk-tsking his way out of the place.
Ethan follows suit, still looking back at the mess they have created.
I try to fall, but then, the next thing is that I am on hold, the bunch of gammas is grabbing me.
"You're for the Alphas tonight. Lucky," he says, taking a bolt cutter to free me from my lock.
They are vile. Dragging me in the most despicable way to the golden castle they lock me in a room to wait for the Alphas.
As if this stripping me was not enough, both of them would pounce on me tonight.
It was time.
Time to change fate.
I look at the room I am put in. Bright, and perfect. The windows are cracked open, and I can escape.
Maybe these people are giving me the will to live on. Grabbing some rags I find anywhere, I randomly place them over myself.
Looking down, it was not a long jump. I can escape now. If they want to kill me, then I need to run. I make the jump, and luckily, the sentinels are off for the night.
This was the time to run for these beasts.
Summoning my wolf Elaine, I shift slowly into a tired wolf, and Elaine has sight of the places we can escape from.
East gate, she howls and takes to the run.
Sprinting as fast as she could, she was to head for the woods. Finding the instant opportunity, I sought it to run…
Well, not too late.
They had found out. These monsters were behind me.
The loud howls told me they were far off, and Elaine sprinted into the woods.
Tramping on the garbage and trash cans, she stumbles and scars herself every single time.
But, not for so long. My wolf is tired. Thorns prick her fur, and for a bad foot…
My wolf is giving up. Just now I escaped and I am to be caught.
My luck is destroyed when I hear the growls and howls of prowling wolves running toward me.
They surround me like I am the perfect prey.
It all happens in a blur, before something strange.
A very majestic and calm but dangerous aura. The kind that overpowered every wolf including my mates, as I can identify.
The kind of feeling doesn't last long, and I can see myself fading away…
Before I finally journey into the world of the dead….
Elena's POVRunning through the woods, panting desperately for breath. I crawled over the broken pieces of glass on the floor, whimpering in pain.My mind urged to rest, but my wolf knowing the danger we faced propelled me to keep going. But I was tired, so, so tired. The night sky winked above me, the full moon in full effect.My feet thundered on the ground, sinking deep into the soft earth. My senses were heightened, I could hear the ants, the water running through the creeks, and the leaves rustling. It was a full moon. I climb a steep rock going up.I had to keep moving. I'm sure Zayn and Ethan were looking for me, furious I'd stolen tonight's entertainment from them. Or they could even be excited I'd up the ante. I never knew with those demented assholes.I could hear wolves howling into the night, the sound sending shivers down my spine.A sharp wave of wind blew, making me shake more. My clothes my tattered, hanging in pieces after Zayn tore them off from me. I tried pieci
Valerian's POVHolding Elena against my chest, she was so small and fragile.At my first glance at her, I was entranced. Despite the dirty appearance, I'm sure we're a cause of those two buffons who dared play with what was mine. And that was what she was, MINE.Her scent drew me from my hunt. When I saw her, she stole my breath away. Her hair was dirty and matted, her clothes tattered and torn so badly that her body was exposed. She looked so frightened and weak. Bruises battered her body in different hues. I tightened my hold on her, thinking of worst-case scenarios if I had come minutes later. She would have been dead or worse. She whimpered softly against my neck. Shit, I was squeezing her.I relaxed my hold and continued walking. She borrowed her nose into my neck, touching her lips to my neck. God, she was making me hard. Even the sounds made me want to lay her on the ground and rut her like an animal. I inhaled through my nose and stifled the urge, she almost died, I'm su
Elena's POVI can't feel anything. I can't hear anything. I feel like I'm drowning. Everything is pitch black, I feel weightless. Where am I? My consciousness drifts in and out. It's like I'm not here. Memories drift in and out of my mind like sand. I can't get a grasp on any. Distantly I hear sounds but they seem far away. I want to stay here, it's peaceful. Away from the wicked world out there. I feel like there's something that I need to do but I don't want to leave here. Let me rest, just for a little while… ********I'm thrust violently into a memory. It's like it's happening to me, I can feel everything, and hear everything but I'm not present at least not mentally. I look at the weak version of me dispassionately.I'm leaning back against the stone-cold wall of the cage I'm being kept in, almost wishing for the relief of death. Away from the constant pain and torture. My entire fucking life has been one constant battle after the other because bei
VALERIAN POV"DON'T YOU DARE TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!" My Father bellowed out furiously. His face was contorted in anger, his hands balled into fists. If I checked the table in front of him, I would see claw marks on his fingers. I can count on one hand how many times I'd seen my Father raise his voice or get this angry; trust me, it didn't bode well for any of his recipients."My Ki-" I was cut off before I could say another word."You will respect and obey me by taking out the abomination you've infected this place with," he thundered. "AND THAT IS FINAL!".I was struggling to keep calm and make my Father see reason but I'm quickly losing that battle. How can a tiny little female cause this much trouble? Interrupting their meeting which they didn't expect, I started by pleading my case to furiously refusing to budge an inch when they started decreeing their laws and ordering me around. The council members I thought would be of help were equally useless. They just stood there like robo
ELENA’S POVHands. Several pairs of hands seem to be driving me under. I raise my head to catch a break but I only get less than a second before I'm dunked back under. It's not water. It's black, inky, and without substance. It's not water. I had no idea what it was but I couldn't breathe. I wanted a break really, I was suffering out there in the world and yet now even in death, it seems I couldn't catch a break. Fuck the Gods. Fuck this shit, I'm tired of fighting. So, so tired.Flashes of my family passed through my eyes. My mother, my sister, and my brothers. My father with his never-ending frown of disapproval as if being alive was my fault. Hell, even being dead wasn't so much better. I guess maybe this is how death is supposed to feel. Shame on me I guess.I could hear beeping, like monitors beeping...kind of like in a hospital. It felt like someone was here watching me. My body was ready to get back to... somewhere I guess but my mind was shielding me, trying to protect me
Valerian's POV Looking at her lying there... pale, fragile, and defenseless on the clinic bed shook something in him. His eyes roved over her beautiful face still covered in bruises. She looked so small lying there. The doctor had come in earlier to tell him that now that she had woken up, she was healing at a steady rate. She needed to take things slow and before you know it, she would be on her feet and out of there soon. She tossed her head, mumbling something under her breath. He moved closer to hear what she was saying. "Zayn, no Zayn" she kept on repeating. He sighed, rubbing a hand over his weary face. She'd been like that for the past two hours since she'd slept back, muttering either Zayn or Ethan's name. He remembered how scared she was when she woke up. Even unconscious she had no rest from those bastards. The panic attack she had when he walked over to place a kiss on her forehead lit a rage in him. For her to be afraid of a simple gesture spoke volumes. His hands
ELENA'S POVI stir to wake, my entire body feels like an aching mess as the sounds of the world hit as I come back from this pit of darkness I've been in. I keep my eyes closed as I assess the aches and pains, wondering what the hell happened to make me hurt this much.It takes a moment for my mind to catch up but then it all comes flooding back.Sigh.My head feels weighed down by heavy metals. Feeling groggy and woozy from the medicine they pumped into me, I wake up slowly, careful not to dislodge the wire thing sticking out of my arms. I lay there for a moment, thinking.It seemed so surreal being here away from Zayn and Ethan if only temporarily.I've dreamt so much about this moment but now it's here I feel numb.I'm not stupid, I know they're coming for me.That's why I'll be dedicated to enjoying every bit of freedom I have.Ironically, I've only been with them a short while but it felt like the longest years of my life.I shift my thoughts from those unpleasant memories, I'll
ELENA'S POV Never thought I'd ever complain about being bored.That thought popped again into my head and trust me it wasn't for the first time either.The problem with being somewhere that you don't belong, with not having a home, is there's nowhere for you to retreat when you want to escape and feel safe.Not that I have anywhere I could call safe.Or anywhere I could hide away from the monsters plaguing me. I've been awake for over a week now, but I've been stuck in what these people call the med building which is a small hospital. This pack is very loaded.Sigh. Being a weak Omega is a bitch. From the window, I've watched the comings and goings of the members of the pack... I could see the cafe across the square, which looks like a central meeting place that is usually always busy. Between that, the clothing stores, and the screaming kids as they go to school, this place looks nice but I have firsthand experiences that appearances can be quite deceiving.But still….It looks so
Ethan's POV I jerked awake out of the darkness with a deep gasp, clutching my heart which felt like it was going to jump right out of my chest.I felt my chest knit itself back slowly in my chest, and I felt the faint sharp cut still worrying me."What do you remember? Can you hear me?" Someone asked, leaning and blocking the light, which upset me. And of the three men, one guy came close being brave to check on me.I remember his cute, innocent eyes peering at me...I loved when those same eyes were bleeding with fear.I tried to raise my other hand only for the hand to stubbornly refuse my command, the other hand however have graduated enough to learn movement.Before even the next morning, I had already learned about the major languages in the country and can strangely pronounce them.My body and joints felt very awkward like they weren't mine and it took some getting used to.I moved forward, my muscles grinding against my bone, creating a very unpleasant experience.I wanted to s
Valerian's POV Ethan was so caught up in what he was doing that he didn't hear me coming in time and only turned back at the last minute.I rushed towards his knees, tackling him to the floor.I raised my fists and brought them down on his nose, breaking it with a sick crack.I lunged again but he dodged, rolling to the side and I lost my balance."Why. Won't. You. Fucking. Die?" He banged my head against the floor harder with each word he uttered as he tightened his hand on my head.I reach out to hit him but He rolls and leaps to his feet kicking me in my stomach. I curl into a ball as fresh pain blooms in my stomach as the kick reopened the wound. He didn't care, kicking me harder, so much so the force made me fly backward hitting the window and shattering the glass to pieces.I was so badly hurt that I didn't move after I slumped to the floor, just moaning in pain."Fucking pathetic prick." He spat, stumbling to his feet, and walked drunkenly towards Elena. She scrambled back,
Valerian's POV My heart was in my throat as we sped back to the city, all the while inside my mind I was beating myself up for not seeing everything they had planned out sooner.I should have known it was all a setup.I've heard stories about how sick those men were and I can only imagine the twisted and depraved things they were doing to my pack mates, people who right now were looking up to me for help….and I let them down."You'll drive yourself crazy if you don't stop." Jared came to stand beside me where I was fidgeting. I couldn't keep calm, eager to get back home and fight."I can't stop!" I hissed, whirling around to turn furious eyes at him. "It's all my fault that this is happening. I was in such a hurry to get to Elena, I rushed in blindly avoiding a lot of blinking red flags.""Blaming yourself won't help our people, pulling yourself together will."Due to my whole display in the woods, everyone kept away from me giving me a wide berth.I didn't like messy killings prefer
Somewhere on the outskirts of Red Sun Hill CityZayn's POV The soft rays of the early morning sun were filtering through the clouds and I moved around impatiently, waiting for the signal.We were all gathered here since yesterday, camping in their backyard. It was quite hard to conceal this large number of people from the city's radar but our people on the inside helped with that, diverting any attention away from us."What's the status?"I spoke into the earpiece I'd wired into my ear for easy communication, while one eye was on my mate. She was by Ethan's side, her head swept to the side to display her collar which was a symbol of our ownership. "It's a go, sir." A voice squeaked over the earpiece, quite difficult to hear but I easily got the message since it was what I'd been waiting to hear all day.Immediately I signaled to the Alpha for them to kick into action, then called Trent to the side.He jogged over to meet me, decked in his battle gear with several daggers and a knife
Valerian's POV "Hey," Jared calls out and I turned from where I was on the balcony to stare at him, watching his long legs eat up the space before he crossed over to where I was."Heard anything from her yet?" It had taken him a few hours but he healed from the wound, and after being placed on mandatory bed rest he was back to his normal jovial self.The search was still out for Ruby but I doubt we would catch her, I had a feeling she was long gone.I turn back, looking down at the activities taking place below.I was at the Court for some meetings- which seems never ending recently - and also because I needed to think. Being clouded by Elena's things and her scent in the house wasn't helping me think clearly.I had needed to come to a fast decision on what to do, either to forget about Elena and try to move on with my life or to fight like hell for her.I was quite torn about it for a while, the natural instincts as Alpha to protect my pack weighing heavily against my selfish desir
Ethan's POV"I've been thinking," Zayn announced out of the blue, gesturing for us to take a walk down the line of trees by the cabin away from prying eyes. "About what?” I ask, watching two birds tweeting at each other.“Elena.” The sound of her name was like a blaring alarm which caused me to look up at Zayn.“What happened to her?” I think back to the unconscious woman lying on the floor a few feet away from where we stood.“I want us to perform the mating ceremony today.” He informs me, not looking anywhere near me.“That’s sudden,” I turned to look at him. “what caused the change?” “If she’s mated with us, she would truly become one with us in every aspect physically and up here” he tapped the side of his head looking fierce. “she won't be able to hide anything.""You're not giving her the choice?"We might have not been the most loving of mates but there are some lines I do consider extreme, we are mates but performing the mating ceremony has to be the choice of both people i
Ethan's POV I watched Zayn down drink after drink of alcohol, trying to blot out whatever he was feeling.When he first found out, he yelled, raged, and raked for the longest time until I thought he wouldn't stop.I totally understood why she would do that, she was a simple creature that just wanted love and to be loved, unfortunately, she got saddled with the wrong people but what made Zayn so angry was that she was going to take our child away from him.I opened the door quietly and looked at where Elena lay unconscious on the floor with the mark on her thigh.Zayn had rubbed wolfsbane into the wound to ensure that it didn't heal properly, even if it did heal, it would ensure that his name would forever be branded on her thigh.I had initially wanted to stop him thinking that that would be too much and it would definitely make her hate him all the more, but then I understood that he was hurt and he needed to lash out, in whatever form.After he stomped out still angry, his marks on
Elena's POV I was rudely awakened when someone dragged me out of bed in the morning by thrusting the covers back, letting the chill of the morning air kiss my skin, and winding their hand around my arm, pushing me out. I blinked my eyes several times to clear the grogginess and focus on the brick of a man dragging me away, my night dress flapping around my feet. I whimpered when my bare foot stubbed on a table, effectively clearing the sleepiness from my eyes and the man turned to look at me and I realized it was Zayn. I sagged in his hold with relief and looked up at his face. "Za-yn slow down!" I shrieked when he increased his pace. He rounded the corner, his long legs eating up the floor and I hurried behind him walking twice as fast to keep up. He almost ran down the stairs, still dragging me without paying any attention to me or even stopping. If I thought my words were going to convince him to let up, boy was I wrong, because if anything he started to walk faster. "Zay-n! P
Valerian's POV "Someone get me, Jared!" I yelled to the entire room not speaking to anyone in particular, raking my hand through my hair in agitation. I've been trying to get across to him but to no avail. We were supposed to meet up this morning but he wasn't picking up at all and after a while, the calls were going to voicemail. I was getting worried, it was not like him to dismiss an important meeting without cause. "Sir." Someone called my attention to the front and I turned in that direction, meeting one of the younger shifter's earnest gaze. "I've tracked his phone as you suggested, its location is still pinging that it's at his house. 'So why wasn't he picking up the phone?" I mutter to myself. Then I picked up my keys and dashed out of the room like my tail was on fire. The beta assigned to drive me today saw me rushing out of the building and standing up in a hurry, to jump into the vehicle but I paid him no heed, rounding to the driver's side and I sped off without lo